OCRmyPDF Releases

This release focuses on performance optimizations, new watcher configuration options, and security enhancements. It introduces a new memory limit flag, configurable output structures for the watcher, and improved handling of concurrent OCR jobs.

Aug 28, 2026

The watcher helper has been modernized with a new library and strict security checks to prevent running from the same directory as the interpreter. It also fixes handling of password-protected files and removes unnecessary JPEG re-encoding for newer Ghostscript versions.

Aug 5, 2026

A bug fix release focusing on preserving document fields during conversion, email parsing, and search index handling.

Jul 25, 2026

A hotfix release addressing a broken migration that was introduced in v3.0.1.

Jul 24, 2026

A significant feature update for v3.0, introducing RAG improvements, UI tweaks, and performance optimizations, though users are warned to upgrade to 3.0.2 immediately.

Jul 23, 2026

Improves resilience in handling idle streams and Hub rate limits, and fixes Skill package metadata documentation.

Jul 23, 2026

This release focuses on foundational modules for a triage worker, octokit action handlers, and core fixes regarding file handling and privacy messages.

Jul 22, 2026

A major version bump introducing extensive breaking changes, new features like Paperless AI, Remote OCR, and a new search backend (Tantivy).

Jul 22, 2026

This release restores PDF/A generation as the default behavior and fixes critical corruption issues with non-embedded CID fonts. It also introduces stdout protection to prevent accidental writes from corrupting the output file.

Jul 17, 2026

This release addresses a severe Windows performance regression and improves font discovery for variable fonts and CJK languages. It raises the minimum version of the pdfminer library to fix buffer handling issues.

Jul 17, 2026

Docker images are updated to run as a non-root user and use updated base images. This improves security and requires permission adjustments for volume mounts.

Jul 17, 2026

This release changes default PDF/A compression settings, validates PDF page boundaries, and removes stale metadata like thumbnails and search indexes. It also adds a new mode to strip invisible OCR text.

Jul 17, 2026

This release adds utility features for page selection and Ghostscript tuning, along with fixes for rasterizer clipping and configuration errors.

Jul 17, 2026

This release fixes a bug in the Python API that incorrectly overrode the user's PIL image pixel limit and updates dependency locks to address security vulnerabilities.

Jul 17, 2026

This release introduces a safety feature to prevent output file overwriting, fixes critical rendering bugs in the fpdf2 renderer, and resolves crashes related to optimization settings and PDF validation checks.

Jul 17, 2026

This is a draft release with no specific content provided in the notes.

Jul 17, 2026

This patch release targets self-hosted deployments, addressing a Desktop App login loop and introducing container security features. It also enhances the Agent functionality by adding response-cookie capture and improves performance with a lighter JSON renderer.

Jul 15, 2026

A feature update adding desktop cookie persistence, OAuth2 ID token support, and Thai language localization, alongside security patches.

Jun 30, 2026

A patch release that fixes a UI rendering bug where number inputs did not show their values until changed, alongside dependency updates.

Jun 26, 2026

A feature release focusing on recipe parser consistency, security hardening against XSS, and new validation features for the application.

Jun 24, 2026